By: Beauty Packaging Staff Use of this constitutes acceptance of our privacy policy The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Rodman Media Fintech platform Namirial has acquired Digital Technologies a  digital transaction management software with a focus on document workflow hyper-automation and invoicing Namirial itself was acquired by the larger Ambienta in May 2020 The terms of the acquisition are undisclosed and the transaction marks Namirial's sixth acquisition within Europe's digital transaction management market Digital Technologies enables large corporations across industrial sectors to digitalise and automate finance legal and supply-chain business processes by automating its documents facilitatting e-invoicing and adjacent digital trust solutions such as digital signature Namirial will benefit from access to Digital Technologies' e-invoicing hub that serves multiple international jurisdictions effectively all countries that have already integrated e-invoicing across Europe Digital Technologies already acts as an established Partner Dematerialisation Platform which will add to Namirial's e-invoicing capacity Digital Technologies serves primarily large multinational clients that require a highly automated regulation- compliant electronic invoicing platform able to operate globally Vetropack’s new glass production facility in Italy’s Boffalora sopra Ticino region began operations in October 2023 a glass manufacturing company based in Switzerland opened a new glassworks facility in Boffalora sopra Ticino the new facility was built with an investment of more than SFr400m ($418.8m) The ground-breaking ceremony for the facility’s construction was held in October 2021 and the plant operations commenced in October 2023 Boffalora sopra Ticino is the sole Vetropack location in Italy It replaced Vetropack’s existing facility in Trezzano sul Naviglio to predominantly serve the Italian market The employees at the Trezzano sul Naviglio plant were transferred to the new facility The new production plant is located in the industrial site of Boffalora sopra Ticino on the former Reno di Medici paper mill site The site is located at a strategic junction that connects to the road network The existing SP225 road system has been modified to improve accessibility and safety Public car parking and a lorry park are constructed to avoid disruption in the existing roadway The site also provides sufficient space for future expansion The new facility spans 347,000m² (3.73 million square feet) of which 170,000m² (1.82 million square feet) is used for production facilities The facility is equipped with high-performance advanced technologies to increase flexibility and resource efficiency It also features closed-loop systems to reuse water and exhaust heat from furnaces while filter systems reduce emissions The plant also enables more flexible production accommodating smaller batches and allowing Vetropack to quickly react to dynamic market conditions The existing moulds from the Trezzano sul Naviglio plant were reused at the new plant land reclamation activities and the beginning of the Hot End building foundations were developed between September and November 2021 the Hot End building foundations were completed and a section of the sewage system was put in place Excavation works for the Cold End building plinths and foundation work for one furnace Construction of the Hot End building continued between February and March 2022 along with the start of construction of the Cold End building and base camp Installation of batch house cullet silos and construction of the energy recovery building commenced between May and June 2022. During this period, the Hot End building’s roof structure installation was started, and the chimney stack of the glass cleaning plant was completed the excavation work for the foundations of the administration building and the installation of the Cold End building’s precast walls and roofs commenced Vetropack commenced work on the firefighting reservoir between July and September 2022 Construction on the batch house’s cullet storage and raw material silos was also begun along with the construction and insulation of the Hot End building’s facades and roof Other works undertaken during the period included the installation of the furnace pillars in the Hot End building control room the administrative building’s prefabricated concrete frame The Boffalora plant has been operational since May 2023 for the initial heat-up of the two melting furnaces Vetropack incorporated various sustainable measures to reduce the environmental footprint of the project The facility is being built by reusing secondary materials such as the demolition material from the former paper mill The design is also expected to have the lowest levels of day and night noise emissions within legal limits Recirculation systems are installed to reuse the water used for production and exhaust heat from the blast furnaces Emissions are significantly reduced with the help of the latest filter systems The facility is installed with photovoltaic systems to generate renewable energy 31,000m² (333,681ft²) of green cover is created on the site which is accessible through a 2.5km cycle and pedestrian path a provider of glass container manufacturing technologies constructed eight pneumatic IS glass container forming machines at the new facility Vetropack’s new facility was designed by A2N Studio Associato Construction company GSE Italia was appointed as the general contractor for the project a provider of design and consulting services provided project engineering and building information management (BIM) services The batch house and two cullet return systems for the project were supplied by Zippe a developer of batch and cullet systems for glass plants Steel Structures designer and developer BIT was contracted to supply the hot and cold metal framework for the plant Revimac, a glass container equipment supplier supplied and commissioned various equipment Ventilation technology company Aerotec was awarded the contract to supply a natural ventilation system Fire risk assessment services provider Rainieri Studio Tecnico was the firefighting consultant for the project a provider of geophysical and geological consulting services Germany-based independent consultant CM.Project.ing is also involved in the project family-owned company with headquarters in Switzerland It is a supplier of high-quality glass packaging for the food and beverage industry It also provides tailored solutions for the specific needs of its customers Vetropack employs approximately 4,000 people and operates eight glasswork plants in Switzerland sells and distributes glass packaging in Italy Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network